Which Degrees Offer the Best Career Options?

Which degrees offer the best careers? It depends what “best career” means to you! Here are the top 10 majors that lead to careers with the most versatility, highest salaries, best employment rates, and highest job satisfaction.

Versatility

If you’re unsure about where the future may take you, but appreciate the value of a college education, one of these more opportunistic majors might be right for you. According to the Princeton Review, these 10 majors are the most versatile and develop skills that are applicable to various careers.

10. Computer and Information Sciences

Salary

One of the biggest driving factors behind going to college is to prepare for a more profitable career. According to PayScale’s 2012-2013 College Salary Report, here are the majors with the highest salary potential!

10. Public Health (PH)

Employment

While career opportunity, salary, and job satisfaction are important, the ability to secure employment is clearly paramount when looking for the major that leads to the best career. Here is the breakdown by college major of the percent of graduates who found work utilizing their degrees vs. those who are working jobs that don’t require degrees.